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#1 User is offline   trev Icon

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Posted 07 March 2008 - 05:06 PM

This is my 5.5 journal/build thread.

will be an iwagumi style aquascape.


more specs later.


just the tank
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a133/bye_xbye/100_2356.jpg

tank and DIY pc retro
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tank and DIY light fixture
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Posted 07 March 2008 - 05:15 PM

Very cool, you have caught my attention.
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Posted 07 March 2008 - 05:25 PM

cool! thanks for sharing. I think after this weekend you might have water in it.
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Posted 07 March 2008 - 08:52 PM

Very cool! Looking forward to see what comes of this. Nice looking DIY hood too.
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 03:36 AM

lookin good thus far nice diy project
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 07:46 PM

thanks chadly for the aquasoil and rocks!
awesome guy!


doing some aquascaping today when i get a free moment.
pics to come.
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Posted 18 March 2008 - 12:38 PM

okay more specs and a picture update kinda.


specs: 5.5gallon rimless (de-rimmed and double sealed by yours truely)

lighting: 1x 26 watt 6500k daylight spiral (ditched the pc setup, too hard to find bulbs)

CO2: yes, DIY method, with a nano diffuser(diffuser should be here sometime this week, then ill get that rollin)

Filtration: NO, tank will be heavily planted when im done


now that the boring stuff is out of the way, picture time!!!


These are of the emersed tank.(has since been filled and 2 guppies added)
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Posted 18 March 2008 - 02:21 PM

very nice, looks good for your first planted tank!

P.s. Get ahold of me this week!
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Posted 01 April 2008 - 03:59 PM

UPDATE!
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Posted 19 June 2008 - 01:36 AM

View Posttrev, on Mar 18 2008, 08:38 AM, said:

specs: 5.5gallon rimless (de-rimmed and double sealed by yours truely)


What steps did u take to make ur tank rimless? Looks good!

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Posted 19 June 2008 - 01:45 AM

WOW, how did I miss this thread? Looks awesome!
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Posted 19 June 2008 - 02:45 AM

Looks promising...............but a bit murky. Any plans for submersed with filtration in the future?
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Posted 19 June 2008 - 06:36 PM

View PostMattD, on Jun 18 2008, 09:36 PM, said:

What steps did u take to make ur tank rimless? Looks good!

MattD

I had seen a thread over at The Planted Tank that people were discussing this and the consensus was that any 10gal or smaller tank you can make rimless by cutting the silicon that holds on the top rim. Be warned that you'll only be able to fill up the tank to the point where you cut the silicon though or you face a good change of it leaking.
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Posted 05 July 2008 - 05:47 PM

no updates on the tank. Everything has been transfered to a 20g long, needed more room.. my guppies have been breeding like crazy and i have over 40 fry swimming around and more in the belly of the mother. Soon the tank will be full of them. IF ANYONE WANTS SOME GUPPY FRY PM ME! FREEBIES. take as many as you want. i want to replace them with neons.


as for this tank, its been converted to a pico reef.
a little tank to hold my colorful zoanthid colonies/goby breeding project.
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